The Columbia Tennis League is the local organization of the USTA in the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area. The league features organized competition throughout the year for adults, seniors and children. The adult, senior and kids leagues compete in the spring and fall. The Mixed Doubles and Combo Doubles compete in early and late summer, respectively.

CTL CalendarSpring 2012 Schedules Released

The schedules for the 2012 Spring season have been published and are available on TennisLink. Please see this notice for complete details.

Captain's meeting Feb 5

ALL captains including Mixed Doubles, Combo, Super Senior, Singles & Fall as well as the Adult & Senior Spring League captains are encouraged to attend the Captain's meeting February 5, 2012, 2:00 - 3:15 pm at Rockbridge Banquet Facility. Captain's gifts will be awarded to each captain and there will be drawings for door prizes.

The guest speaker will be Mary Goins, the SC State League Coordinator. She will explain the new USTA restructuring of leagues coming in the near future and will be available to answer questions.

Caution Urged at Local Facilities

CTL would like to urge all players to be vigilent about paying attention to their surroundings. Car break-ins continue to plague Columbia and that includes our local tennis facilities. To address these problems, Richland County Recreation Commision installed video cameras at several locations and are currently installing additional cameras in parking lots. RCRC has met with the Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Lott has pledged extra patrols and possible undercover operations. The most recent break-in was recorded on video and that evidence has been turned over to the Sheriff's Department for investigation. Players are encouraged to exercise caution and report any suspicious activity to the local facility staff.

Junior Team Tennis

Columbia Junior Team Tennis will be back this spring with new ideas, more flexibility, and more marketing!

Coaches, parents, and supporters of Columbia JTT are invited to attend the open forum Tuesday, January 17, 7:30 PM @ USTA South Carolina (18 Woodcross Drive, Columbia SC) to voice concerns and offer ideas for league growth. 

Spring season will run March through April.  Registration will open Monday, January 23 until February 20.  A major marketing campaign for the league is being finalized.

 There will be two programs within the league: Beginner/Local Only and State Advancing/Intermediate/Advanced.  The Beginner/Local Only program will have no gender restrictions, no age restrictions, smaller teams, and will not go to JTT State Championships.  The State Advancing/Intermediate/Advanced program will have the same gender, age, and team size requirements as JTT Championships, and its division winners will be invited to JTT State Championships.

 We look forward to growing Jr. Team Tennis in Columbia in 2012 with your help and community support

Pre Season Tournament

The 2012 CTL Pre-season Tournament is sanctioned this year with USTA as a Level 3 tournament! Dates are Wednesday, January 25-Sunday, January 29! All applications must be completed on-line at http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments, Tournament # 704144812. Last year we had more than 240 players participate. Play will take place at Parklane, Caughman Road, The Members Club at WildeWood & Woodcreek Farms. Deadline to register for the tournament is midnight, Wednesday, January 18th.

In conjunction with the tournament, CTL will be hosting a barbecue for all 2012 CTL registered players on Friday, January 27th from 6:00-9:00 PM at The Members Club at WildeWood. You MUST have a reservation to eat! We will have drawings for some great prizes at 8:00 PM and you must be present to win – unless you are on the court! (Two packages to Family Circle Cup Championship weekend- one with accommodations, cases of tennis balls, and more!) You do NOT have to play in the tournament to attend the barbecue! Email Nan at scauburn79@sc.rr.com to make your reservation! Deadline for reservations is Friday, January 20th.

Not interested in playing in the tournament? We need volunteers as site managers during tournament play and also need help at the BBQ! Contact Nan if you'd like to help!

Spring 2012

Team registration for the 2012 Spring league is open and will remain open through Friday, January 13, 2012. Players may be added to existing teams through March 31, 2012. Registration fees are $17 for Adults and $12 for seniors, plus $3 TennisLink fee for each registration. No refunds will be issued.

Most facilities require court fees. This is a separate fee from TennisLink registration. Team captains are required to make appropriate facility arrangements prior to team registration on TennisLink. There are different procedures for each facility. Please refer to the Captain's Letter for instructions. PLEASE NOTE: Columbia Tennis Center will not be open for league play due to court construction.

What makes a valid team? Senior teams must have 6 players registered by January 13, Adult 2.5 & 5.0 teams must have 5 players and all other Adult teams must have a minimum of 8 players registered by the initial team deadline. At least 50% of the players registered on a team must have an NTRP rating the same as the team rating level. (This rule does not apply to the Adult 4.5 Women division and all Senior divisions.) Teams that do not meet the minimum requirements by midnight January 13 will be deleted and not scheduled for league play. No refunds.

We ask that captains remember to include the team code as part of the team name when registering on TennisLink. Please refer to the Captain's Letter for more information regarding the team code. In addition to establishing the team on TennisLink, captains should complete the Team Registration Form.

2011 Fall Winners

Congratulations to the following teams for winning the CTL 2011 Fall season:

Adult women

  • 2.5 CPCA – Double Trouble – PK ,  Pam Campbell, Captain
  • 3.0 CJBI - Chicks with Sticks – LP Jan Bigg, Captain
  • 3.5 CMDA – Networth – WWD Mary Jane Davant , Captain
  • 4.0 CDGE – Last Call – GV, Debbie Gee, Captain

Adult Men

  • 3.0 CCFL – Band of Brothers – SA, Chris Florian, Captain
  • 3.5 CJME - Smart Aces– LP – John Deschamp, Captain
  • 4.0 CNBA - Testing the Tension –CTC Norm Bailey, Captain

Senior Women

  • 3.0 CZJC - Tennis the Menace – WWD Joan Cooper, Captain
  • 3.5 CZPT - CheapShots2 – KCWC, Pat Truesdale, Captain
  • 4.0 CZAT - Fifty Rock - RK, Anita Turnage, Captain

Senior Men

  • 3.5 CZDW - Woodcreek Seniors - WF, Dave Whirrett, Captain
  • 4.0 CZJY - Rockafellas – RK Chris Younts, Captain

2011 Year-End ratings

The 2011 year-end NTRP ratings are now available on TennisLink. The server is getting a lot of hits, so if you can't connect, please try again later.

 

The Columbia Tennis League welcomes all people who play, watch, support or enjoy the game of tennis into our events, programs, membership and leadership and will not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, sex, race, ethnicity, creed, sexual orientation, color, physical condition or national origin.  Moreover, we believe that the growth of tennis hinges on effective outreach to groups that have not traditionally been heavily involved in the sport and we will actively solicit and support the participation of such groups.